The Empty Mirror
Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Zen Buddhism, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Janwillem van de Wetering | ISBN: | 9781466874664 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press | Publication: | July 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | St. Martin's Griffin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Janwillem van de Wetering |
| ISBN: | 9781466874664 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press |
| Publication: | July 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | St. Martin's Griffin |
| Language: | English |
Seen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering's small and admirable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student—later a widely celebrated mystery writer—who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery. As Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, has written, The Empty Mirror "should be very encouraging for other Western seekers."
It is the first book in a trilogy that continues with A Glimpse of Nothingness and Afterzen.
Seen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering's small and admirable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student—later a widely celebrated mystery writer—who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery. As Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, has written, The Empty Mirror "should be very encouraging for other Western seekers."
It is the first book in a trilogy that continues with A Glimpse of Nothingness and Afterzen.
